Ocean+and+Atmosphere

=Ocean Linked to Atmosphere =


 * 1) ** What is [|El Niño?] **
 * a weak and warm current appearing annually along the coast of Ecuador and Peru
 * sometimes last either a few months or a few weeks every 3 to 7 years
 * ** What are the economic and [|atmospheric] consequences? **
 * southeast trade winds weaken, which causes the amount of [|upwelling] to weaken also
 * ====== deeper [|thermocline] ======




 * 1) ** What is [| La Niña?] **
 * an irregularity of unusually cold sea surface temperatures found in the eastern tropical Pacific
 * water is deflected northward by the [|Coriolis Force] when the easterly trade winds drag the surface water of the eastern Pacific away form the Americas coastlines
 * occurs half as often as El Niño
 * La Niña actually [|helps support the marine and fish life] surrounding it which is opposite from El Niño